If you want to hear PC gamers get really particular, ask them about what switches they prefer in their keyboards. Some will go all in on clacky actuation punchers while others may prefer a lighter, softer approach. Those little pieces of engineering that sit between our fingers and the gaming world can make all the difference in dictating how we experience our fictional on screen universes. One of the best...

We first heard that Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws would be getting a pirate-themed expansion as the second story pack in the season pass, following the Lando-themed Wild Card DLC. Now, at Star Wars Celebration Japan, a release date has been announced, along with the trailer above.A Pirate's Fortune will see Kay Vess working with the pirate Hondo Ohnaka, who you may know from The Clone Wars or the Smuggler's Run...

Star Wars Celebration Japan has just begun, and during a panel about the upcoming Mandalorian movie spin-off, director Shawn Levy and actor Ryan Gosling popped up to announce a new Star Wars movie coming in 2027."One of several theatrical projects still in development from Lucasfilm," says starwars.com, "including films by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, James Mangold, Taika Waititi and a new trilogy by Simon Kinberg, Levy's film — Star Wars: Starfighter —...

Yellow letters causing trouble on today's Wordle? Or maybe—nightmare scenario—they're not turning up at all? That's why we're here to help. Take a quick tour of our tips to sharpen your puzzle solving mind, and then use that knowledge to help you make the most of today's hint. Still not working out? No problem. The April 18 (1399) answer is just below.Seeing one letter turn up in the wrong place...

The 0.2.0 update for Path of Exile 2 has not been well-received, to put it lightly. A heavy hand on the nerf hammer has driven away a significant chunk of those players who like action RPGs for the monster-blasting action, revealing a core tension at the heart of Path of Exile 2's design, as Russell Adderson put it.Eleventh Hour Games, the studio behind competing action RPG Last Epoch, accidentally put...

What year is it? The ninja behind early 2000s internet video series Ask a Ninja clearly anticipated the reflexive reaction to his first new video in nine years, leading off with an instant parry. "What year isn't it?" he says within the first three seconds."If you're still believing in time, my friend, I don't know what to tell you. Have you ever heard of the internet? Everything lasts forever on...

Some Discord users are now being asked to scan their faces or IDs to verify their age group when they attempt to view sensitive content. While some might call this a chilling advancement of the global surveillance apparatus, Discord says these new "features" are "an experiment" that only applies to users in the United Kingdom and Australia, which recently passed laws requiring more rigorous age verification on platforms that might...

It wouldn't be a RuneScape game without level grinding, and RuneScape: Dragonwilds mixes XP grinding into the usual open-world survival game formula. Leveling up skills makes you more efficient at collecting materials and killing enemies and improving your skills also unlocks powerful spells that make so many parts of the game easier.It can be tough to level up skills in Dragonwilds, though, especially some of the less common ones like...

We described Botanicula in our 2012 review as "the result of Monkey Island and Terry Gilliam falling into a vegan's blender: A gorgeous-looking mix of point-and-clicking surrealism, whipped together out of nature, discovery and adorable humour." And yup, that about nails it: It's weird, funny, heartwarming, and—this is why we're talking about it right now—free for the week on the Epic Games Store.Botanicula is an Amanita Design game, and if...

There's no Founders Edition for the RTX 5060 Ti. That means it's up to you to decide on a third-party design. We've tested three 16 GB models for the card's launch, including two aiming for the MSRP of $429, but this review covers the only one brave enough or stupid enough to disregard that price tag completely. Easily the highest quality of the lot, it's the MSI RTX 5060 Ti...